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International Grantmaking: A Closer Look

Publication date:

06/2004

... grants through an intermediary is often the simplest way to fund internationally, and sometimes the most effective. GrantCraft asked a handful of experienced grantmakers and experts about the keys to ...

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Report

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

Hurricane Sandy Activism Report

Publication date:

07/2014

... Sandy recovery work, this report from the North Star Fund presents the largely unacknowledged role that ... activist groups—played in the immediate aftermath of the storm and includes recommendations and priorities for ...

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Report

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Related Organizations

North Star Fund

JP Morgan, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer Lead the Charge to Develop Dementia Treatment

Release Date:

03/18/2015

JP Morgan, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer Lead the Charge to Develop Dementia Treatment JP Morgan has partnered with the UK government to launch a new multimillion pound fund to...

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

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Johnson & Johnson

Pfizer [Corporate]

Pfizer

D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years

Release Date:

08/27/2015

D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years Washington, D.C., became a ... more than $31 million from national foundations, according to an analysis by two professors at Michigan State...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million to 11 Arts Organizations

Release Date:

09/03/2015

... Duke Charitable Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million to 11 Arts Organizations The Doris Duke Charitable ... improve conditions for performing artists in the fields of contemporary dance, jazz and theatre...

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Member News

Funding Area

Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

A Big STEM Gift from Simons Foundation Grabs Attention in the Field

Release Date:

08/24/2016

... Another Big STEM Diversity Give, This One Backed By Hedge Fund Wealth Diversifying the pool of STEM students and workers across the country is an ... private equity billionaire Robert Smith gave $50 million...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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The Simons Foundation

PhilTV This Week Jan 20

Release Date:

01/20/2017

PhilTV This Week Jan 20 Featuring: Milbank Memorial Fund , Open Society Foundations, Mastercard, Ford, Blaustein, ...

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PhilTV This Week

04 May 2020

New York Environmental Funders Network Meeting - via Zoom

Monday, May 4, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

As the scale and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis is setting in, we in the environmental funder community are working to understand the unique challenges and needs of the ... and if there is...

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Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

The Fall’s Most Fascinating Art Show? The Met Trying to Fix Itself

Release Date:

09/06/2017

The Fall’s Most Fascinating Art Show? The Met Trying to Fix Itself There are many exciting museum shows to see across the country in coming months. But of particular interest to...

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Sector News

Funding Area

Arts

ComNetworkNY: Leadership and the Art of Communications

Release Date:

03/08/2018

ComNetworkNY: Leadership and the Art of Communications At a recent ComNetwork session panel ... provide through brief presentations in storytelling format to arrive at four unique perspectives on the importance...

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Caught Our Attention

Video

Funding Area

Communications/Media

Related Organizations

Open Society Foundations

ComNetwork NY

UJA-Federation Study Examines Role of Synagogue Top Job Nationwide

Release Date:

05/31/2018

UJA-Federation Study Examines Role of Synagogue Top Job Nationwide A new study by UJA-Federation ... director/administrator role is increasingly critical to helping synagogues manage mounting challenges to...

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Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

UJA-Federation of New York

Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Principal Evaluation

Release Date:

01/27/2016

... Report on Principal Evaluation About three-quarters of school principals are evaluated annually—but evidence ... always help principals sharpen the skills they need to improve student achievement. For example...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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The Wallace Foundation

Ten New York Health Leaders Recognized With NYSHealth 10th-Anniversary Awards

Release Date:

10/20/2016

... individuals have received Luminary Awards in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to improve the health of New Yorkers over the last 10 years, ... have been recognized as Emerging...

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

Related Organizations

New York Health Foundation

The Wallace Foundation Releases New Guide to Help School Districts Recruit Students for Voluntary Summer Learning Programs

Release Date:

03/06/2018

The Wallace Foundation Releases New Guide to Help School Districts Recruit Students for Voluntary ... online and in print and is based on the experiences of five large urban districts and their community partners...

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Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

Related Organizations

The Wallace Foundation

Understanding Muslim America

Release Date:

08/11/2011

... Daphne Foundation, the New York Foundation, the North Star Fund , the Open Society Foundations, the Proteus Fund , and the ... Grants Program—provided our members with an opportunity to focus...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Related Organizations

Daphne Foundation

EMPower - The Emerging Markets Foundation

New York Foundation

North Star Fund

Open Society Foundations

Philanthropy New York

Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

Release Date:

03/15/2010

... Smith Noyes Foundation, the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund , and The Elmezzi Fund —which focused on ways that the ... private, and government sectors are working together to improve the food...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Community Development

Food Systems

Related Organizations

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Philanthropy New York

Atlantic Philanthropies to Award €15 Million to Address Child Poverty

Release Date:

08/07/2013

The $19.78 million grant from Atlantic to the Irish state agency Pobal will be used to support children at risk of poverty within the mainstream education and child care ...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Related Organizations

The Atlantic Philanthropies

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.3 Million in Support of Jazz, Contemporary Dance, Theatre Fields

Release Date:

10/09/2013

The grants to nine national arts organizations were awarded through DDCF's Fund for National Projects and are designed to strengthen the national infrastructure of the...

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Member News

Funding Area

Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Building Bigger Bets with Philanthropy

Release Date:

12/02/2013

... Innovation Review how the foundation is aggregating funds to scale what works. In 2005, Nancy Roob became president of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF). She has since ... and proof points of...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Related Organizations

Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 10-Fold Increase in Grant Distributions

Release Date:

07/25/2014

... in Grant Distributions Brooklyn Community Foundation fund holders directed over $200,000 in grants—more than 90 percent going to Brooklyn nonprofits—for the first six months of 2014, a 10-...